Vehicle-spring



(No Model.)

E. H. BOOTH; VEHICLE SPRING.

No. 471,414. Patented Mar. 22, 1892.

UNITED STATES PATENT UEFICE.

EBENEZER H. BOOTH, OF KIRKWVOOD, NEW YORK.

.VEHICLE-SPRING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 471,414, dated March 22, 1892.

Application filed August 6, 1891. Serial No. 401.899. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Beit known that I, EBENEZER H. BOOTH, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Kirkwood, in the county of Broorne and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Vehicle Springs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon, which form a part of this specification.

Figure 1 of the drawings is an under plan view of the invent-ion. Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the bearing and clip. Fig. 3 is a perspective View of the equalizing-lever.

This invention has relation to vehiclesprings; and it consists in the novel features hereinafter described, and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, the letter A designates a wagon-body, and B B the axles.

O 0 represent two spiral springs coiled around the lateral arms 0 o of an equalizinglever D. Theopposite arms of the lever are connected to the axle, it being designed to use one of the spring devices near the front and rear of the wagon-body. This lever D is made in two parts d d of similar construction and at their free ends have the arms 6 e at about right angles to the lateral arm portions 0 c. The arms e ehave perforations in their ends, through which is passed the connecting pivotpin f, said pivot-pin also passing through eyes in and securing the inner ends of the springs .C O. The outer ends of the springs are exof the equalizing-lever are held in a double loop or hearing H.

By forming the equalizing-lever in two pieces d cl, having a pivoted connection, a slight side motion is permitted when one side or one wheel of the vehicle passes over an obstruction and prevents the vibrating movement imparted to that side from being communicated to the opposite side, as would be the case in a continuous lever. As arranged, however, the device presents sufficient rigidity to prevent any ojectionable side rocking. Each arm 0 of the equalizinglever is pivoted in a box or bearing K, secured near each side portion of the vehiclebottom, to which it is held by a suitable clip is. The box or bearing is formed in two sections, to allow thelever to be inserted therein.

These springs are applicable to two-wheeled as well as four-wheeled vehicles.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. The vehicle-spring comprising the equalizing-lever formed in two sections, each having a lateral arm connected to the 3.1.[11 of the opposite section at its inner bent end by a pivot-pin a, spiral springs connected at one end to the wagon-body, coiled around each said arm, and secured at their inner ends by said pivot-pin, and boxes or bearings forsaid arms, substantially as specified.

2. The combination, with the equalizinglever D, formed in two sectionsd d, pivotally connected at their meeting ends and having springs coiled therearound, of the bearings for the arms 0 of said lever, comprising the sectionalbox held in a U-clip 70, substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

EBENEZER H. BOOTH.

Witnesses:

JOHN J. BOOTH, J EssE O. BOOTH. 

